Yann Martel | Life of Pi
Recorded May 10, 2003
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20030510-yannmar.mp3
Life of Pi won the 2002 Man Booker Prize. The story of a young boy shipwrecked and stranded at sea with a Bengal tiger and other wild animals, The Life of Pi explores issues of spirituality and practicality through the child’s relationships with the animals aboard his lifeboat. The novel, which earned comparisons to the works of Hemingway, Marquez, and Beckett, became an international bestseller, with millions of copies sold worldwide.
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